First of five- 31 type frigate, HMS Venturer had its first steel cut recently. Ceremony of first steel cut took place at Babcock’s factory in Rosyth, Scotland. These new type of frigates will add more power to the surface combat capability of Royal Navy. The good things are not only limited to UK Naval forces […]
MSC LAUREN which is 12500 teu ship is now doing 15 days quarantine in anchorage outside Peru, as one of their crew member was found to be covid-19 positive. Not much information has been given about this incident. Ship was on Asia to West coast of Latin America route. On 21st September, one crew member […]
Cyber attacks have increasingly become a problem for the shipping industry. One recent pray is CMA CGM, and this is 2nd time. Last year also there was a cyber attack on the shipping line systems. The recent cyber attack seems confirmed by the company itself and following comments came from them. Dear Valued Customers, We […]
World third largest shipping company CMA CGM (Compagnie Maritime d’Affrètement (CMA) and Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM)) have ordered seven new dual fuel container ships. Capacity of each ship will be 7600 teu. It is interesting to note that all of them will be powered by LNG. CMA CGM has been pushing the use of LNG […]
Maersk which is world largest shipping company revised its forecast of EBITDA earnings from earlier $10bn to now $24bn. This revision comes amid strong demand of cargo over post covid times. The demand has led congestions at various ports all around the world, with shortage of shipping container all over. If we talk about the […]
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have said recently that they have ordered 4 LNG Carriers from South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME). Ship are expected to be delivered by the shipyard in 2024. MOL will be signing time charter with NOVATEK Gas & Power Asia Pte. Ltd, which is a Russian Firm. […]
ITF also known as International Transport Worker Federation and JNG- Joint Negotiating Group have come to an agreement regarding the increase of wages of seafarers. From Next year 2022, there will be increase of 3% in wages and from January 2023 another 1.5%. Employers and Union met in September this year and finally this much […]
Eligibility Criteria For Merchant Navy All Courses is mentioned in this article. It will help all the budding aspirants which are planning to join merchant navy. Topics That Are Covered In This Article are: Eligibility Criteria for Merchant Navy Marine Engineering Course -4 YEARS Eligibility Criteria for Merchant Navy B.Sc. (Nautical Science)- 3 YEAR Eligibility […]
Global Shipping line is disrupted when Ningbo Port in China was closed for cargo operations after a port worker was tested positive for the Delta Variant. This lead to congestion in other ports of China and hence delaying the cargo operations. Many Ships are not at anchorage outside the various ports across the nation. Meanwhile […]
